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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1381666 · 30 Apr 2026
A method of operating a vehicle includes connecting the vehicle's remote keyless entry (RKE) system with a user's wireless-enabled portable electronic device (PED) to receive therefrom a timeseries of wireless signals containing range data to the PED. A ve...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1380996 · 16 Apr 2026
The invention relates to a method for determining the distance between a communication module of a motor vehicle and a user device, said method notably comprising the steps of determining (E) one or more quality indicators each characterizing a signal grou...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1377884 · 8 Jan 2026
Systems and methods are described herein for a system to automatically execute actions associated with moveable closures of one or more trunk compartments of a vehicle. The system may detect a user device is within proximity of the vehicle using ultra-wide...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1398817 · 17 Dec 2025
There is provided an unlocking system capable of improving convenience of a user.An unlocking system 100 includes: a DK acquisition unit 30a that acquires strength information RI on strength of radio waves of a wireless signal received by receiving antenna...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1372186 · 2 Jan 2025
Disclosed is a method for access control, that may include detecting a tactile or a proximity action by a body on a sensor of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device operates in first and second operating modes upon detection of the tactile and...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1366258 · 11 Jul 2024
Disclosed principles provide vehicular entry systems and methods comprising a sensing system disposed on each of the plurality of doors of the vehicle. Each sensing system detects a touch of a user at a corresponding door only when a presence detection sys...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/938356 · 31 Aug 2016
A portable device (31) includes a reservation setting device (37) which stores an automatic door opening command for automatically opening a door (12L, 12R, 13), and in a case where the portable device (31) is moved close to a vehicle and authentication is...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/938356 · 31 Aug 2016
A portable device (31) includes a reservation setting device (37) which stores an automatic door opening command for automatically opening a door (12L, 12R, 13), and in a case where the portable device (31) is moved close to a vehicle and authentication is...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/942697 · 25 May 2016
A controller (10) includes an imaging unit (26), a reception unit (20), a detection unit (16C), and an opening/closing control unit (16D). The imaging unit (26) acquires an image of a peripheral area P of an opening/closing body (30) provided in a main bod...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/947326 · 6 Jan 2016
An electronic key device includes a portable device (3)capable of being carried by a user, and a vehicle-mounted device (2) configured to perform mutual communication with the portable device (3). The vehicle-mounted device (2) includes a plurality of ante...